Flock Theatre in New London, New London County, United States | Theatre

Welcome to the Flock Theatre, New London, United States. Flock Theatre is a professional, not-for-profit Theatre company committed to working with any community into which we are invited and through original, collaborative and educational efforts, to find the Theatre that best suits the needs of that community. This artistic mission requires a resident ensemble performing for all ages, nationally and internationally and offering educational services in our art.
A colorful flock of fledgling actors entertained crowds in Boston’s Harvard Square in the late 1980’s with whimsical and compelling street Theatre. The young actors were seeking ways to perfect their craft and earn their place in the world of Theatre.
By 1994 Flock Theatre was settled in New London, Connecticut and opened the first of a continuing series of Shakespearean productions. Comedy of Errors was performed with masks, a few puppets and costumes created primarily from found objects and donated materials. The play, filled with such broad humor and outrageous mistaken identities, lead actors – and audience – along a garden path of pleasure. This pleasure has grown through the years as Flock and Shakespeare have flourished in the Arboretum and is now entering its eleventh season.
Today, Flock Theatre provides Residency Programs to schools through the Connecticut H.O.T. Schools Program. Depending on the Residency subject, students work, in collaboration with Flock Theatre artists to study a wide range of subjects from history to science and even conflict resolution. In addition, Flock Theatre’s work in the field of education expanded to offering Theatre classes via Flock Theatre’s Acting Institute, which opened its doors in 2003 and has continued to grow in both student numbers and class offerings.
In the late 90’s Flock Theatre was invited to bring a group of performers to the National Puppetry Conference at the Eugene O’Neil Theatre Center in Waterford, CT; a relationship which is ongoing to this day. Flock Theatre’s commitment to the arts is as strong today as it was on the streets of Boston over a decade ago. We continue to grow, and strive to make the arts a living, breathing entity so that all in the region will be able to experience for themselves the vibrancy and vitality of live Theatre.